I nearly wept when my beautiful 4yo niece gave me a big hug and wished me "Happy Mother's Day". She was the only person who had, albeit unkowingly, aknowledged what I wanted my nearest and dearest to aknowledge... I am a mum already, my angel boy knows it, i love and miss him so much. My current tiny bean knows it too.
Sadly my miserable SIL didn't have the tact or sensitivity to leave it alone.
As ever, so quick to correct her kids when she see's them as being wrong or making a mistake she told my niece...
"You can't wish Auntie Happy Mother's Day. Auntie isn't a mummy. You can only be a Mummy if you have little ones."
All I needed on Sunday was that hug and those words my niece gave me. It made me so sad that the grown ups in the room couldn't see that.